[HN Gopher] Advice I Wish I Knew as a Junior Developer
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       Advice I Wish I Knew as a Junior Developer
        
       Author : raheelrjunaid
       Score  : 20 points
       Date   : 2025-09-28 15:36 UTC (7 hours ago)
        
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       | AznHisoka wrote:
       | I echo the importance on working on legacy code. I think the
       | ability to work on legacy code, and figuring out how to make
       | changes to or refactor it is one of the hallmarks of an excellent
       | developer in my eyes. It shows they're resilient enough to not
       | get discouraged easily.
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       | If a junior developer complains about legacy code, or just gives
       | up, it shows they're resilient enough just won't put the work in
       | when things get hard
        
         | raheelrjunaid wrote:
         | I agree! Your sentiment reminds me of ThePrimegean's time at
         | Netflix and how he said he got good at the stuff nobody wanted
         | to get good at.
        
       | vman512 wrote:
       | my advice: treat debugging as your core competency. When you get
       | stuck, avoid asking for help until you've tried pretty hard to
       | solve it yourself. If your any of your peers gets stuck with an
       | interesting problem, go help if you have spare time
        
         | raheelrjunaid wrote:
         | Yep, it would be annoying if every junior/intern I was
         | mentoring asked for help without attempting to at least Google
         | it first.
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         | Although, on the other end is people that spend way too much
         | time attacking the problem with limited context, and then
         | asking for help after the day is almost done.
        
       | crossroadsguy wrote:
       | I wish someone had told me: "Work just for money. Everything else
       | is hogwash. Period."
        
       | horns4lyfe wrote:
       | Write LinkedIn style slop posts I guess
        
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